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News Brief: Impeachment Acquittal, Iowa Caucuses, Juan Guaidó
The Senate acquits President Trump of two impeachment charges. There is still no clear winner in the Iowa caucuses. And, Venezuela's opposition leader attends Trump's State of the Union address.
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Senate Impeachment Trial Ends: Voters React To Trump's Acquittal
The Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Trump on two articles of impeachment that were filed by the House. Voters across the country react to the president's acquittal.
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Salvadorans Are In Danger After Deportation From U.S., Report Says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to social scientist Elizabeth Kennedy, co-author of a Human Rights Watch report on violence against deported Salvadorans. Data show they face murder, rape and other violence.
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Kirk Douglas, Last Great Movie Star Of His Generation, Dies At 103
Kirk Douglas was often cast as a troubled tough guy in films, most famously as a rebellious Roman slave named Spartacus. He was devoted to his family and humanitarian causes.
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TV Cop Shows Affect Real-World Policing, Study Says
Police procedurals are standard fare on television. But a recent study says the way TV portrays police and the criminal justice system at large can get in the way of attempts at reform.
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Iowa's Results Snafu Is A Backdrop To Trump's State Of The Union
Most of the results from the Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses have been released after a reporting glitch. Where does that leave the candidates ahead of New Hampshire's primary.
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It's About Time: An Animal Gets A Support Annimal
Nandi is a young cheetah at Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey. With a change in surroundings, the zoo anticipated Nandi's anxiety. They brought along Bowie, a support dog.
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Student Loan Borrower Receives 55,000 Letters From Lender
When Dan Cain of Twinsburg, Ohio, got a call from a postal worker saying his mail wouldn't fit through the post office door, he went to pick up it up. The loan company is figuring out what went wrong.
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Morning News Brief
Iowa caucus results are still not final. President Trump used the State of the Union to make a case for reelection. And, graduates from historically Black colleges may pay more to borrow money.
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The Overlooked Activist Power Of Marlena Shaw
As part of NPR's "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," Vanderbilt professor Emily Lordi recommends "Woman of the Ghetto" by Marlena Shaw. She's known mostly for her 1969 hit, "California Soul."
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer Gives Democrats' Response To State Of The Union
NPR's Noel King talks to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who delivered the English-language, Democratic Party's response to President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night.
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Student Suspended Over Dreadlocks Invited To Red Carpet At Oscars
Deandre Arnold, a black student in Texas, was suspended because his high school said the way he wore his dreadlocks violated its dress code. Now, he's going to the Academy Awards.